Woman pepper-sprayed at 2017 UC Berkeley protests can sue, court rules

A federal appeals court ruled July 8 that a woman pepper-sprayed at the 2017 Milo Yiannopoulos protest in Berkeley can sue.
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A federal appeals court ruled July 8 that a woman pepper-sprayed at the 2017 Milo Yiannopoulos protest in Berkeley can sue.
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The UC Berkeley African American Student Development Office wrote a proposal July 9 to the Building Name Review Committee demanding that Barrows Hall be denamed.
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Here is a breakdown of a few things that happened to the class of 2020. We hope that going through the list will spark a few good memories, but we know it may bring back some repressed ones — sorry about that.
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Berkeley definitely takes some getting used to, so having a sibling who went here makes it all seem just a tad bit more familiar and way less scary.
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UC Berkeley is planning to build a residence hall with space for 750 to 1,000 students at the western edge of campus, coined the “Gateway site.”
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From a Democratic presidential candidate to the vice president of BART District 3, the Berkeley Forum’s fall 2019 speaker lineup is bringing to campus a mixture of international perspectives and ones close to home.
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With the Big Game renewing our inner California spirit, the Clog has been reflecting on all the things that we would rather do than attend that lesser school across the Bay.
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Halloween is supposed to be a fun time to dress up and celebrate, but finding the perfect costume can be stressful when you’re short on time and cash. Luckily, the Clog has some fun, easy costumes that are perfect for UC Berkeley students in a pinch.
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Robles, who is a conservative, came to Berkeley on Feb. 1, 2017, to see Milo Yiannopoulos speak. She alleged that she was assaulted at the event with pepper spray and “struck” by flagpoles, according to court documents. She also alleged that defendant Raha Miradbal — who Robles claims is a member of “antifa,” a term for anti-fascist groups — shone a flashlight in her eyes “to incapacitate” her and other Yiannopoulos supporters so others could “physically assault them.”
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Savio enacted this civil disobedience — one of the defining moments of the campus Free Speech Movement — to protest the arrest of then-campus graduate student Jack Weinberg, who had been cited for tabling for social justice group Congress of Racial Equality, which was against the UC’s policies at the time.
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